Create cute snowman jars from canning jars or mayonnaise jars. These are great for giving layered cookie mixes, party mixes, or any homemade goodies.

Materials

32-oz. jar with lid

2 1/2 inch diameter styrofoam ball

Serrated knife

5x18 inch fabric strip

Black felt or fun foam

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1 inch length of orange paper twist

6 straight pins

6 small black beads

Two 6 inch long twigs or 2 chenille stems

Baby sock (for hat) - dye with Rit Dye

Three inch diameter black buttons or 3 large circles of fun foam

Glue

Instructions

Use knife to cut 1/2 inch from one side of ball, forming a flat surface for bottom of head. Glue bottom of ball to top of jar lid.

For nose, cut a 1x3 inch length from paper twist that has been untwisted. Roll paper twist into a 1 inch long cone shape. Use a pencil to make a small indention at center of ball for nose. Glue nose to head. (You may substitute an orange chenille stem for the paper twist.)

November 28, 20070 found this helpful

Absolutely fabulous. I am always looking for ways to "recycle". What a find this is!

November 28, 20070 found this helpful

WOW!, SMART AND THRIFTY!!, THANKS FOR A CUTE AND EASY IDEA. MY GRANDCHILDREN WANTED TO MAKE SOME EDIBLE GIFTS THIS YEAR AND THIS IS PERFECT TO FILL WITH GOODIES.ALSO THEY'LL ENJOY MAKING THE SNOWMEN JARS. THANKS AGAIN.

I decided not to bake homemade items this year because of flu fears. I chose wrapped candy instead, collecting hard candies on sale after Halloween and purchasing a couple of large bags chocolates at Sam's, but I wanted to add a special touch. So I painted the tops of the jars like Snowmen faces. This works especially well with canning jars. Everyone smiled when they saw these smiling frozen men!

Approximate Time: 15-20 minutes

Supplies:

empty jars and cans with wide mouths

paints

ribbons, trims

Instructions:

Brush sealer on the tops of the lids. Dry.

Basecoat twice with white. Dry.

Add faces as shown and dry.

Load flat brush with half white and half sky blue. Paint around the edge of the lid.

Fill jars as desired, tie on ribbon to resemble scarf or just a bow, if desired.

Save your glass mayonnaise jars (round with metal lid.) Stuff a dollar store winter cap with old Walmart bags. Glue edge of cap to the rim of the jar lid. Next, using some "snow in a can" (the kind you use on your windows), spray almost all the way around the jar with the fake snow leaving a spot to paint a face with craft paint. Two red dots for eyes, one black dot for a nose and four or five red dots for a smile. When the paint and the snow is dry paint with clear sealer. Now fill with candy and you have a great gift for a co-worker or choco-holic.

you could stamp it on. they sell stamping ink in all colors that is permanent and will not wash off. it's called stayz on sold in the scrapbooking department. Use any stamp you like. The ink costs about 6 dollars. I did ceramic tiles with this before.

I've made snowman salt jars. You cut black circles glue to inside of jar, cut orange carrot shape glue inside of jar small black circles to form mouth, glue inside let dry. Don't use lots of glue, just to stick. A little patience needed. fill with bath salts or table salt. Make a hat from old sock cuff for hat. Place it on lid. Tie ribbon to make tassel. They're super cute.